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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Aten as he navigates office
politics and unites his colleagues to shield against looming layoffs,
discovering the transformative power of collective resilience amidst a snowy
Parisian backdrop.
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Speaker 1: Les fois de l versu paris mea lanterier di bertimon
vitri la cherete, constante cite dam viro modern Upper Parisia
a solitary fed de mocked, greasily croisom is the tan
verre lelinear fiore, saint a juta in two champersonel a
lespas portin le petita, Jacques Roche sai la rapunco a
Saint Valentine pasi etiene Travaller son buro preoccupe soon dinnert
rete plan de document may soon as privage, bond aller
levett dii de rumers and quietant de brui de couli
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and anifidel etienne expretl a situation marque fron sales sourci
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palles detail ernando ge coomprite del san simonson previ sophi
le valeesio the sonard dinata so visa jetete passible etien
rosti invade do nerosite melle continue leistankier nu voolon savarsuki
surpass ilian cilanstonji pis, Sophie bessialle garmala tete etienne je
comprinte pre occupation such dispute a the cla direction grass a,
la pression delginium petriers a bill more idea mobirisi lili
san Simon sontaniule, the tien santi and poi de mons solve.
The sipol ill verusi grass and Marquello Sutian collective is
a preserve. The tien real lisa a force. The election
collective is a saintie pus confirm d' la BiblioTech given
to the so yea jutin nuvou volin slidi courava de
corrective du la veduid melle la terrier snle savoir tien
vet in flan de chell remain resoli.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lisson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Le frois de l versus Paris nee la terriere di
betti mon vitri ravailler la chele rete constante.
Speaker 3: The cold winter air was blowing over Paris, but inside
the glass building where Atienne worked, the heat was constant.
Speaker 1: Seeta buro moderne uperes Parisia.
Speaker 3: It was a modern office perched high in the Parisian skyle.
Speaker 1: Soli te fe de moque, grizzily cuisson vite tan ver.
Speaker 3: The floor was made of gray carpet, and the partitions
were glass.
Speaker 1: Leligne fiore, Santa Jutaine, tou champerson lea lees pace.
Speaker 3: The fluorescent lights added an impersonal touch to the space.
Speaker 1: Fortin les petite jacques, crouches la rapreenco les Saint valentanpersi.
Speaker 3: Yet the little red hearts hung here, and there were
a reminder of the pasts I votai.
Speaker 1: Etien travailler soon viuo priu.
Speaker 3: Cuipi Etien was working at his desk preoccupied.
Speaker 1: Sonor di neete re te plan de du quement messones
pri vege bonde yeer.
Speaker 3: His computer was full of documents, but his mind was
wandering elsewhere.
Speaker 1: Le ve Ton di remsen quieten.
Speaker 3: He had heard worrying rumors de bruis.
Speaker 1: De coulois quipe les de y soon sino.
Speaker 3: Howi chatter spoke of imminent layoffs.
Speaker 1: Se femi contellur lui.
Speaker 3: His family relied on him.
Speaker 1: De sente la precion la pur monter lu.
Speaker 3: He felt the pressure and fear was rising within him.
Speaker 1: Sei Gurne le ve di si di de paris sou
fi sa man Angier.
Speaker 3: That day he had decided to speak with Sophie, his manager.
Speaker 1: Souffi in family conte de meticulous ye ter specte l'entrepris.
Speaker 3: Sophie, an elegant and meticulous woman, was respected in the company.
Speaker 1: Ditien ponseecl pour compon nor lis an quichi di sen foy.
Speaker 3: Etienne thought she could understand the employe's concerns.
Speaker 1: Ne pouvetill fer conference, but could he trust her ite
dellu courn di proon de lentru price.
Speaker 3: Was she aware of the company's plans.
Speaker 1: LaVoi ipa la marche.
Speaker 3: Before going to see her, he spoke with Mark.
Speaker 1: Mark quite cogdi Nichidel.
Speaker 3: Mark was a longtime colleague and a loyal friend.
Speaker 1: Etien Expriguel situ.
Speaker 3: Etien explained the situation to him.
Speaker 1: Marc fronseal.
Speaker 3: Mark frowned.
Speaker 1: Tire reson di til.
Speaker 3: You're right to worry, he said.
Speaker 1: Vignon Dizon.
Speaker 3: The employees union could help us. We must stay united.
Speaker 1: Encongdre de mobi lisi discretemoller college.
Speaker 3: Together, they decided to discreetly mobilize their colleagues.
Speaker 1: I lesson coura jean rant.
Speaker 3: They spoke to several employees, encouraging them to express their fears.
Speaker 1: La soulide te te snel.
Speaker 3: Solidarity was essential.
Speaker 1: Le'vegni etien sou prisent biro de soufi.
Speaker 3: When the time came, Etienne presented himself at Sofia's office.
Speaker 1: Yepri in profundespiracon avendo frapeerle port.
Speaker 3: He took a deep breath before knocking on the.
Speaker 1: Door, seem messieurs save qui le veta gier.
Speaker 3: His hands were clammy, but he knew he had to act.
Speaker 1: Soufi jeu du vu baris ditilnnto.
Speaker 3: Sophie, I need to speak with you, he said, upon entering.
Speaker 1: Ge coompri que de lis snemon soon pre.
Speaker 3: I've heard that layoffs are planned.
Speaker 1: Sofi le vall lisieu de son di nete.
Speaker 3: Sophie looked up from her computer, so visible her face
was impassive.
Speaker 1: Etien rossonti invente de nervousiti ny continua.
Speaker 3: Echien felt a wave of nervousness, but he continued lisson
so kier the employees are anxious.
Speaker 1: Nu voolon savarsuti surpass.
Speaker 3: We want to know what's happening.
Speaker 1: Ilien sillons doni.
Speaker 3: There was a tense silence pisofhi be te. Then Sophie
slightly lowered her head.
Speaker 1: Etienne gull con ponte prio.
Speaker 3: Cupacion echien, I understand your concerns.
Speaker 1: Seis qui di reci.
Speaker 3: Know that I have discussed with management.
Speaker 1: Grace la prescigni mubirisi le riison.
Speaker 3: Thanks to the pressure from the union that you skillfully
helped mobilize, the layoffs are canceled.
Speaker 1: The tien son tien poi mons suluvi.
Speaker 3: De Etienne felt a tremendous weight lift off his shoulders.
Speaker 1: Le vere si.
Speaker 3: He had succeeded.
Speaker 1: Gras Marquillo sutien collective jeve presur.
Speaker 3: Thanks to Mark and the collective support, they had preserved
their jobs.
Speaker 1: De tien real Liza el la force de leon collective
is sun tip.
Speaker 3: Etienne then realized the strength of collective action and felt
more confident.
Speaker 1: Da la biblio te rivent de sont ye jutin nuvoux
volume sulvid courauva de corrective.
Speaker 3: In the living library of his heart. He added a
new volume, one of Courage and the Power of the
Collective du.
Speaker 1: La je ve consent.
Speaker 3: Outside, the snow had started to fall, gently, wrapping Bahi
in a white veil.
Speaker 1: Meer la terier, sant lu servoi tien vettel nine from
de chell remain Rizzolini.
Speaker 3: But inside, unbeknownst to him, Etienne had kindled a flame
of human warmth, resolute and united.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Blair lere les the air le Betty, Lubetimo, lebertimo, the building,
lisole Lisle lisle, the floor, like uism, luism, la luism,
the partition, la poi, la poilli, l'ampuii, the employee, blue
du quimo, lu duquimo, lu du quimo, the document, Larimer Larimer,
la ruemer, the rumor, lapresion, lapression, lapriciu, the pressure, lapeer, lapeer, lapeer,
the fear, blankey, chide, like chude, like chud, the worry,
l manager, le manager, le ma nager, the manager, blue
couleg luc leg lucue leg, the Cawig, Union Vignon Nion,
the Union Belissan, Simon realis San Simon, Relisan Simon, The
way of la prex occupaci, la pre occupacion, la prix occupacion, The.
Speaker 5: Concern, la farce, LaForce, laft Force, The Strength, Blue Courage,
Blue Courage, Le Courage, the Courage, laange, lnege, la nege,
the Snow, Bluecaire, lequer, LeCure, the Heart, Laudinette, loudnete l'udnette,
the computer, blentreu Price, l'entrepriz, l'entrepriz, the company, Le brie
de Coulois, le brie de coulois, les breis de coulois,
the Charter, Blue Soutien Listen, the Support, li Cilence, li Cilance,
li Cilence, the Silence, lea fage, Leavegye leaf Vege, the Wave,
lue Plan, l Plan, le plan, the Plan, lei lexi Lexiu,
the Action, liciele liciell liell, the Sky, le b bio
tech let by bio tech Let b b take the Library, Leopart, Leopart,
lepart the door.
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